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Python: Real-World Data Science

By : Fabrizio Romano, Dusty Phillips, Phuong Vo.T.H, Martin Czygan, Robert Layton, Sebastian Raschka
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Python: Real-World Data Science

By: Fabrizio Romano, Dusty Phillips, Phuong Vo.T.H, Martin Czygan, Robert Layton, Sebastian Raschka

Overview of this book

The Python: Real-World Data Science course will take you on a journey to become an efficient data science practitioner by thoroughly understanding the key concepts of Python. This learning path is divided into four modules and each module are a mini course in their own right, and as you complete each one, you’ll have gained key skills and be ready for the material in the next module. The course begins with getting your Python fundamentals nailed down. After getting familiar with Python core concepts, it’s time that you dive into the field of data science. In the second module, you'll learn how to perform data analysis using Python in a practical and example-driven way. The third module will teach you how to design and develop data mining applications using a variety of datasets, starting with basic classification and affinity analysis to more complex data types including text, images, and graphs. Machine learning and predictive analytics have become the most important approaches to uncover data gold mines. In the final module, we'll discuss the necessary details regarding machine learning concepts, offering intuitive yet informative explanations on how machine learning algorithms work, how to use them, and most importantly, how to avoid the common pitfalls.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
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Table of Contents
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Python: Real-World Data Science
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Meet Your Course Guide
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What's so cool about Data Science?
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Course Structure
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Course Journey
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The Course Roadmap and Timeline
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Index

Chapter 12. Working with Big Data

The amount of data is increasing at exponential rates. Today's systems are generating and recording information on customer behavior, distributed systems, network analysis, sensors and many, many more sources. While the current big trend of mobile data is pushing the current growth, the next big thing—the Internet of Things (IoT)—is going to further increase the rate of growth.

What this means for data mining is a new way of thinking. The complex algorithms with high run times need to be improved or discarded, while simpler algorithms that can deal with more samples are becoming more popular to use. As an example, while support vector machines are great classifiers, some variants are difficult to use on very large datasets. In contrast, simpler algorithms such as logistic regression can manage more easily in these scenarios.

In this chapter, we will investigate the following:

  • Big data challenges and applications
  • The MapReduce paradigm...